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A review by aquinntessential
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I feel like the book is overrated. I started reading because of how much it’s grown on TikTok recently (sometimes that works out sometimes it doesn’t), and it was pretty disappointing.
The writing is okay, but it feels like it’s missing something. And the characters don’t feel well-rounded—they kept going back and forth with their ideas / motivations (esp regarding their relationship) that is repetitive rather than developed.
And the mystery would have been so good if it was incorporated well.
Jeanie was just annoying and Logan was so mopey. There’s a difference between being hurt or traumatised after bad events / relationships than just being self absorbed and whiny and taking everything as a personal slight.
And seriously, like they JUST met. JUST MET.
I bought the next books in the series beforehand, so I’m hoping they improve.
The writing is okay, but it feels like it’s missing something. And the characters don’t feel well-rounded—they kept going back and forth with their ideas / motivations (esp regarding their relationship) that is repetitive rather than developed.
And the mystery would have been so good if it was incorporated well.
Jeanie was just annoying and Logan was so mopey. There’s a difference between being hurt or traumatised after bad events / relationships than just being self absorbed and whiny and taking everything as a personal slight.
And seriously, like they JUST met. JUST MET.
I bought the next books in the series beforehand, so I’m hoping they improve.